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03.09.21
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For years we thought that in order to be creative you had to “be born with it.” Now, new thinking on the subject reveals that everyone can learn to be more...
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Is it possible to infer something of the nonphysical, divine existence of God from the physical, human existence of art? Can one argue for God from art?
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Hubert Dreyfus, renowned philosopher of phenomenology, died in 2017. A few years earlier, we discussed consciousness, AI, God, creation, religion, body and soul, existence,...
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Episode 09
Season 18
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Why is free will one of the hardest problems in philosophy? What are the core issues of free will and why do they seem to defy resolution? Most philosophers are pretty sure...
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Brains are the fleshy masses of nerve cells and supporting systems in our skulls. All animals have brains of one kind or another. So what are brains? How do they function?...
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We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is what is true. But we often believe because of our “belief systems”-“how we believe” may...
Episode 10
Season 10
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Understanding the nature of aesthetics—the philosophical study of beauty and taste—requires careful experimentation and innovative ways to reveal essence and tease out...
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There’s something to be said about telepathy, clairvoyance and psychokinesis, despite the fact that it may be inexplicable in scientific terms or by natural law. In the...
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Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the value of the arts as sources of understanding — the arts as more than sources of delight, amusement, pleasure, or emotional...
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How does the mind work? It’s not obvious. Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? What is extended mind? What is embodied mind?
Episode 11
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